Seb Devlin and Ashley Watkins competed a monumental challenge: cycling around the border of Gloucestershire to raise vital funds for Sunflowers Suicide Support, a Stonehouse-based charity dedicated to supporting individuals and families affected by suicide.
Their epic journey started at De Vere Hotel in South Cerney, and finished on Saturday 19th April at The Crown pub in Paganhill, where Seb also happens to be the landlord.
All proceeds from the ride will go directly to Sunflowers Suicide Support, helping the charity continue its life-saving work within the county.
After completing the ride, Seb said: “Thank you to everyone – where do I start, myself and Ashley embarked on our toughest challenge yet and it was nothing short of that, 250 miles and 10k feet climbed around the border of Gloucestershire and then back to the Crown.
“It tested everything we had, I did no training whatsoever and there was times I had to dig deep inside myself to complete this challenge. A huge thank you and shout out to Ashley Watkins who was a machine the whole way round.
“The message behind all of our challenges is ‘tough times don’t last there is always a light at the end, perseverance and determination will always allow you to find that light’.
“I will not stop supporting Sunflowers Suicide Support as they save lives that mean so much to this world.
“This was the toughest thing I have ever done and I will keep going until I can’t go no more.
“A big shout out to Kieran Timbrell for driving at 15mph for 300 miles to keep me and Ashley safe. Thank you to 1st Call Auto Rentals for lending us the support van.
“Thank you to Josh Brown for coming and taking loads of amazing photos for us to remember an amazing moment with a great crowd who joined us on the ride and this spurred me and Ashley to finish strong.
“Thank you to all who have sponsored us, we have now raised £2,250. The GoFundMe will stay open until April 30th so let’s have one last push to get the £2,500. The Old Crown has now raised £4,400 so far this year for Sunflowers with our target being £30k.
“Keep your eyes peeled for some very special things to be announced in the coming weeks.”
Support Seb and Ashley’s ride by donating to their GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/the-old-crown-team-raising-funds-to-save-lives
Pictures by Josh Brown
